In late July 2015, the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration announced that they will be awarding a 1.5 million dollar grant to the Village of Salado, Texas to help upgrade water and sewer systems. The Government is doing this as part of its continued commitment to invest …
Asset Management – Williston ND Wastewater System Outgrowth
Williston, North Dakota has a growing population affecting its sewage lagoon system capacity to handle the excess wastewater. There are major concerns that this issue will have a negative effect on the backwaters of the Missouri River and the headwaters of Lake Sakakawea. Most of the …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – Risk Factors in the EnviroMission and Central Arizona Project Agreement
EnviroMission Ltd., an Australian energy company, and its U.S. Subsidiary has signed a project development deal with the CAWCD (Central Arizona Water Conservation District) that allows it to develop a transmission project. This could increase the reliability of the Central Arizona Project water …
It Has Been Quiet Around Here
There has been a lull in blog posts for the past 5 weeks. Ross was engaged in a very interesting infrastructure asset management project in the Pacific Islands that took him out of New Zealand for a month. Despite intentions to keep blogging through this period, that didn't …
New Mexico Tribes Benefit from Tribal Infrastructure Act
Ten years ago, the government of New Mexico realized that the tribal communities of the State had little to no access to basic modern water and energy systems. In response, former Gov. Bill Richardson signed the Tribal Infrastructure Act into law. The law requires that the state allocate five …
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America’s Crumbling Infrastructure Inspires Finnish Video Game INFRA
When you think of first-person video games, you usually imagine soldiers, guns, aliens, and general violence, right? Not so for a Finnish video game developer who has designed a game focused on puzzle-solving and repairing dilapidated infrastructure whilst avoiding disasters like falling bridges …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – Edmond, Oklahoma Deals with Flooding
On Thursday, the 2nd of July, Edmond, Oklahoma experienced torrential rain which caused a large amount of flood damage in certain areas of the city. Cars were stranded and buildings receiving flooring and furniture damage. City officials admit that Edmond needs to improve its stormwater …
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Why Water Utilities Need to Factor Climate Change in their Asset Management Plan
Consultancy agency Black & Veatch have compiled a new analysis showing that water utilities in the U.S. have various priorities, mostly consisting of how to deal with aging infrastructure to how to finance necessary projects. Notably, less than 10% of utilities surveyed placed climate change …
Cincinnati’s Aging Water Mains – How Infrastructure Management Planning Could Help
The Greater Cincinnati Water Works has a growing concern for aging water infrastructure in their large system which stretches from Northern Kentucky to Mason. In some of the latest water main breaks, wooden pipes dating to the 1800s have been dug up, causing a renewed sense of urgency to replace …
Michigan’s 30-Year Water Management Strategy Includes Infrastructure Management Planning
In Lansing, Michigan, a much-awaited planning document designed to direct Michigan's water usage and management policies for the next 30 years has been released in draft form. It is a 160-page report that outlines dozens of recommendations for protecting and improving the water management of the …
Implication of Detroit’s Bioswale on its Infrastructure Asset Management Planning
Detroit, Michigan has had a history of sewage overflow problems. Last August it was hit by a mega-rainstorm that caused extreme flooding and released approximately ten billion gallons of raw sewage into the region's waterways. This and other factors have led to some experimentation in the …
Aging Water Infrastructure Hinders Dover, New Hampshire to Locate Water Leak
In May 2015, the New Hampshire city of Dover noticed that somewhere within their water infrastructure was a massive leak - a leak losing millions of gallons of water per day. However, as of late June, the leak still hasn't been located. Dover Public Works is partnering with the state to try …